Chief of the Indian Army, Gen Manoj Pande, inspected a guard of honour presented him by a contingent of the Nepali Army at the Army Headquarters this morning.
The Indian Army chief is on a five–day visit to Nepal at the official invitation of Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma. On the occasion, Gen Pande also planted a sapling on the premises of the main building at Army Headquarters. Prior to this, he laid a wreath and paid tributes to ‘Brave Soldier’ at Bir Smarak of the army pavilion, Tundikhel.
CoAS Sharma and Indian Army chief are holding a meeting at present. The visiting Indian Army dignitary is scheduled to hand over equipment as assistance to Nepali Army after a while.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari will confer on Gen Pande the insignia of honorary title of General of the Nepali Army at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan today.
President Bhandari is the Supreme Commander of the Nepali Army. The Indian Army chief arrived here on Sunday.
